A group of Scottish students will take on competitors from around the world in the International Formula Student event.

Tau Racing, based at the University of Aberdeen, are travelling to Silverstone later this month to race a car they have built from scratch.

Organised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, the event is open to students across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia.

Each team entering the competition has to design, build and then race a formula one-style car.

This year is the first time a team from Aberdeen has entered and they have designed and manufactured most of the parts themselves.

The 16 students who make up TAU Racing have been working on the project since the end of last year spending between 10 and 20 hours a day working on the single-seater vehicle.

Team leader Matt Springer said: "We have been working long hours on the car since last November and we are now at the point of testing it under race conditions.

"The project has been a fantastic challenge for the team involved, allowing us to apply the knowledge and information we are learning in our engineering degrees to a real-life scenario.

We're excited to be the first team from Aberdeen to enter the competition.

"Engineering students from all degree years have been involved, and we hope that annual entry into the International Formula Student competition will now become a firm tradition for University of Aberdeen engineering students in the years to come."

Various local organisations have raised more than £14,000 for the project, with Asset Development and Improvement Limited (ADIL), an oil and gas field development and operations management specialist, acting as the team's main sponsor.

Ross Brawn, of the Brawn F1 racing team, will give the welcome speech at the event.